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The Nigeria senior national football team has moved up in the world-wide ranking for the month of October |
On the back of the 6-1 bashing handed out to Liberia in the last Nations Cup qualifier, played in Calabar in October, the Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up six places in the Fifa ranking just released.
The team presently in Abuja preparing for their friendly match against Venezuela on November 14 in Miami moved up from 559 to 553. The rise is also reflected on the African ranking table, where the team also moved into Africa’s top 10 from being rated 13 on the continent last month.
The countries that are above Nigeria in Africa are: Cote d’Ivoire, who are in first position followed by Algeria, Mali, Ghana, Zambia, Egypt, Central African Republic (CAR) and Gabon.
Of the nine countries above Nigeria, Egypt, CAR, and Gabon did not qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Cup coming up in South Africa in January.
Nigeria rose to its highest ever ranking of fifth after the 1994 World Cup where the team was within seconds of qualifying for the quarter finals in the match against eventual finalists, Italy
The team presently in Abuja preparing for their friendly match against Venezuela on November 14 in Miami moved up from 559 to 553. The rise is also reflected on the African ranking table, where the team also moved into Africa’s top 10 from being rated 13 on the continent last month.
The countries that are above Nigeria in Africa are: Cote d’Ivoire, who are in first position followed by Algeria, Mali, Ghana, Zambia, Egypt, Central African Republic (CAR) and Gabon.
Of the nine countries above Nigeria, Egypt, CAR, and Gabon did not qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Cup coming up in South Africa in January.
Nigeria rose to its highest ever ranking of fifth after the 1994 World Cup where the team was within seconds of qualifying for the quarter finals in the match against eventual finalists, Italy
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